Efficacy and safety of thrice weekly DOTS in tuberculosis patients with and without HIV co-infection: an observational study

Table 6 Changes in various parameters between baseline and 6 months of treatment

	HIV+		HIV-
Parameter	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
BMI, mean, kg/m²	18.1	19.8	17.9	19.7
Haemoglobin, mean, g/dl	10.0	12.3	11.1	13.2
ESR, mean, mm/h	49.4	34.1	43.7	24.2
Albumin, mean, g/dl	3.5	4.3	4.2	4.7
CD4 cell count, mean, cells/mm ³	194.1	330.8	593.2	676.5
HIV viral load, median, copies/ml	170339	400	-	-

Bold type = statistically significant difference in degree of change between the two groups (p < 0.05).

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